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NHL Power-Play Goals Leaders: Defensemen
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 team games
This board ranks defensemen only by power-play goals.
Power-play goals are scored while the team has more skaters on the ice than the opponent. The leaders are the trigger men of first power-play units: the one-timer from the left circle, the net-front tip. For leagues that split positions: which defensemen add power-play goals.
Leader in 2026-27: Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR), 1 PPG.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Power-Play Goals: defense leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | PPG | GP | Per game | PPA | PPP | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shayne GostisbehereDCAR | CAR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96%▲16 |
| 2 | Sean DurziDNYR | NYR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38%▲36 |
| 3 | Jakob ChychrunDWSH | WSH | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 99% |
| 4 | Mikhail SergachevDUTA | UTA | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 98%▲5.2 |
| 5 | Quinn HughesDMIN | MIN | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
How to read it
Goals scored with the man advantage (5-on-4, 5-on-3, 4-on-3).
How reliable is it?
Power-play scoring follows power-play time: the share of a team's PP minutes is far more repeatable than the goal total itself.
About our data sources →Projected next
Our fantasy projections for power-play goals: who should lead the coming games.
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- Power-Play GoalsGoals scored with the man advantage (5-on-4, 5-on-3, 4-on-3).
- Power-Play Goals: forwardsGoals scored with the man advantage (5-on-4, 5-on-3, 4-on-3).
- Power-Play Goals per 60Power-Play Goals per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations.
- Power-Play AssistsAssists on goals scored with the man advantage.